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Mike McDaniel: His path from ball boy to Niners run game wizard and beyond

As is customary once the season ends, a number of head coaches were asked to clean out their offices by teams desperate for an invigorating and novel answer at one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This included the Miami Dolphins, who believe that Mike McDaniel is that very answer after two interviews, one that apparently lasted ten hours.

The plundering of coordinators and assistants is nothing to be shocked about, primarily once a team has achieved any level of sustained success in the NFL. Just look at the coaching trees that protrude out from the game's most noteworthy winners like Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, or someone else not named Bill, surely.